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Definition of rehouse
transitive verb
: to house again or anew; especially : to establish in a new or different housing unit of a better quality
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Examples of rehouse in a Sentence
The organization is working to rehouse families who were displaced in the fire.
Recent Examples of rehouse from the Web
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Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn demonstrated his popular touch by calling for vacant properties to be seized to rehouse the homeless Grenfell Tower victims.
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London (CNN)Families made homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire are to be rehoused in new, affordable apartments right next door to luxury private homes in one of the most exclusive -- and expensive -- parts of London.
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Many wonder if the government will keep its promise to rehouse them in the same district.
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People also fear they could be rehoused in areas far from public transportation.
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This is feeding fears that instead of living in low-rises homes in green, residential spaces in Moscow they’ll be rehoused in vast skyscrapers on the outskirts of the city.
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First Known Use of rehouse
1817
REHOUSE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of rehouse for English Language Learners
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: to give (a person or animal) a different and usually better place to live
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